Border Security Final Exam Questions And
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globalization
The increasing amount of interaction and integration on the international scale through exchange of
products, services, ideas, and information.
interdependence
A relationship between countries in which they rely on one another for resources, goods, or services.
NAFTA (north american free trade agreement)
free trade agreement between north america, Mexico and Canada
transnational organized crime
individuals who operate transnationally for the purpose of obtaining power, influence, monetary
and/or commercial gains, wholly or in part by illegal means
UN convention against Transnational
prohibits corruption in both the public and private sectors.
- four areas: prevention, criminalization, anti-corruption policies, and coordination for
implementation
organized crime
a business supplying illegal goods or services
general systems theory
systems with the goal of discovering patterns
logistics
managing the details of an operation
transportation security administration
conduct screening of passengers, carry-on and checked baggage; conduct travel document checks and
serve as behavior detection officers
layered security
defense that uses multiple types of security devices to protect
social contract theory
- agreement w/ govt. & citizens, consent to be governed
- w/out government we are in a state of nature
- life is nasty, brutal, and short
- State of Nature (Rousseau)
- State of War (Locke)
plato o plomo
, "silver or lead"
- take the money or get killed
- form of bribery and intimidation
narco trafficantes
drug trafficker
treaty of Guadalupe-hidalgo
Treaty that ended the Mexican War, granting the U.S. control of Texas, New Mexico, and California in
exchange for $15 million
ports of entry
where CBP enforces the import and export laws and regulations and conducts immigration policy and
programs.
canadian border security agency
mandate to ensure the free flow of persons and goods across Canada's borders while ensuring
Canada's national security and public safety priorities.
critical infrastructure protection
civil infrastructure so vital that its destruction would have debilitating effect on national and
economic security, national public health and safety
container security initative
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) identifies cargo containers that pose a risk for terrorism.
Collect information and strategic intelligence
free trade agreements
when countries agree to trade imports/exports with no barriers such as tariffs and quotas
cybercrime
any criminal activity associated with a computer
integrated border enforcement teams
Enhance border integrity and security between designated ports of entry along the U.S.-Canada
border by identifying, investigating, and interdicting persons, organizations, and goods that threaten
the national security of one or both countries.
command
economic system in which the government makes all economic decisions.
birth tourism
traveling for the purpose of giving birth in a particular country so that the child will be a citizen of that
country.
Answers Already Passed
globalization
The increasing amount of interaction and integration on the international scale through exchange of
products, services, ideas, and information.
interdependence
A relationship between countries in which they rely on one another for resources, goods, or services.
NAFTA (north american free trade agreement)
free trade agreement between north america, Mexico and Canada
transnational organized crime
individuals who operate transnationally for the purpose of obtaining power, influence, monetary
and/or commercial gains, wholly or in part by illegal means
UN convention against Transnational
prohibits corruption in both the public and private sectors.
- four areas: prevention, criminalization, anti-corruption policies, and coordination for
implementation
organized crime
a business supplying illegal goods or services
general systems theory
systems with the goal of discovering patterns
logistics
managing the details of an operation
transportation security administration
conduct screening of passengers, carry-on and checked baggage; conduct travel document checks and
serve as behavior detection officers
layered security
defense that uses multiple types of security devices to protect
social contract theory
- agreement w/ govt. & citizens, consent to be governed
- w/out government we are in a state of nature
- life is nasty, brutal, and short
- State of Nature (Rousseau)
- State of War (Locke)
plato o plomo
, "silver or lead"
- take the money or get killed
- form of bribery and intimidation
narco trafficantes
drug trafficker
treaty of Guadalupe-hidalgo
Treaty that ended the Mexican War, granting the U.S. control of Texas, New Mexico, and California in
exchange for $15 million
ports of entry
where CBP enforces the import and export laws and regulations and conducts immigration policy and
programs.
canadian border security agency
mandate to ensure the free flow of persons and goods across Canada's borders while ensuring
Canada's national security and public safety priorities.
critical infrastructure protection
civil infrastructure so vital that its destruction would have debilitating effect on national and
economic security, national public health and safety
container security initative
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) identifies cargo containers that pose a risk for terrorism.
Collect information and strategic intelligence
free trade agreements
when countries agree to trade imports/exports with no barriers such as tariffs and quotas
cybercrime
any criminal activity associated with a computer
integrated border enforcement teams
Enhance border integrity and security between designated ports of entry along the U.S.-Canada
border by identifying, investigating, and interdicting persons, organizations, and goods that threaten
the national security of one or both countries.
command
economic system in which the government makes all economic decisions.
birth tourism
traveling for the purpose of giving birth in a particular country so that the child will be a citizen of that
country.
